Dan Rather launching weekly show with progressive outlet The Young Turks Network

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Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather wasn't too familiar with The Young Turks Network when he took a meeting with the online progressive news network's founder and chief executive officer, Cenk Uygur.
"I was only vaguely aware, I'm sorry to say," Rather confessed to CNN in a phone interview Sunday.

But, as Rather said, "something clicked" between him and Uygur. So when Uygur offered Rather a show with the network, he "jumped" at the opportunity.

On Monday, Rather will premiere "The News With Dan Rather," a 30-minute show that The Young Turks Network is billing as an "untraditional evening newscast," made available weekly at 5:30 p.m. ET. The program will focus on original reporting, stories that Rather believes are not receiving the amount of attention they deserve, and analysis of the hot topics of the day.

"The format is designed to allow me to focus on substance," Rather said, stressing that his show "will be raw" with "no bells and whistles."

"The set is literally my office," he emphasized.

His jump to the provocative progressive outlet, which distributes its programming on politics and pop culture through digital platforms like Facebook and YouTube, is a bit out of step with the rest of his storied career, Rather acknowledged. For decades, Rather hosted the "CBS Evening News," a newscast filmed in a traditional elaborate studio, produced with the help of a large team, and backed by the finances of a well-established network. And there, Rather aimed to provide viewers the news of the day without bias or favor. Now he's joining an outlet with a clear ideological bent.

"At this age and stage in my life, my attitude is, 'What the hell,'" Rather said. "I am not the smartest guy around and don't know everything, but I have been blessed as a reporter and have seen a few things. And now I have moved to a different place. I want to contribute if I can."

The 86-year-old veteran newsman told CNN that President Trump's attacks on the press and political norms helped motivate him to launch the new show.

"I feel strongly that when you have a president who is continually, relentlessly damning the press, individuals by name, individual institutions and calling the press the enemy of the people -- listen, this has to be resisted," he said.

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[JI7]

1. I don't trust tyt but i do trust dan rather.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Same here and I dont understand this decision by him, but since

he was fucked over by the alleged false document, to this day not proven to be so, he needs to go anywhere he can to report the truth as he has done everyday of his life.

[bettyellen]

3. Ugh, sad that theyve hoodwinked him into trusting them.

[murielm99]

4. Rather is fine,

but you can have the young turks.

[samnsara]

6. agree

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Love it!

Definitely a bigger boost to TYT than it is to Rather. But it could be mutually beneficial and be a bit of a comeback for Rather, who already has a major social media following and had been increasing his profile again over the last few years.

[JDC]

7. TV news is going to die.

[still_one]

8. Too bad it is TYT. I won't watch or listen to anything associated with those jerks

[Me.]

9. Same Here

[RandomAccess]

10. a good thing about this is that

this will introduce Rather to a whole new generation -- folks who didn't grow up with him, like I did.